On January 1, the Matthews Band pays $65,800 for sound equipment. The band estimates it will use this equipment for four years and after four years it can sell the equipment for $2,000. Matthews Band uses straight-line depreciation but realizes at the start of the second year that this equipment will last only a total of three years. The salvage value is not changed. Compute the revised depreciation for both the second and third years. Book value at point of revision Remaining depreciable cost Depreciation per year for years 2 and 3
On January 1, the Matthews Band pays $65,800 for sound equipment. The band estimates it will use this equipment for four years and after four years it can sell the equipment for $2,000. Matthews Band uses straight-line depreciation but realizes at the start of the second year that this equipment will last only a total of three years. The salvage value is not changed. Compute the revised depreciation for both the second and third years. Book value at point of revision Remaining depreciable cost Depreciation per year for years 2 and 3
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second year that this equipment will last only a total of three years. The salvage value is not changed.
Compute the revised depreciation for both the second and third years.
Book value at point of revision
Remaining depreciable cost
Depreciation per year for years 2 and 3
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second year that this equipment will last only a total of three years. The salvage value is not changed.
Compute the revised depreciation for both the second and third years.
Book value at point of revision
Remaining depreciable cost
Depreciation per year for years 2 and 3
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![A building is acquired on January 1, at a cost of $830,000 with an estimated useful life of eight years and salvage value of $75,00.
Compute depreciation expense for the first three years using the double-declining-balance method. (Round your answers to the
nearest dollar.)
Depreciation for the Period
End of Period
Beginning of
Period Book Value
Depreciation
Rate (%)
Depreciation
Expense
Annual Period
Accumulated
Book Value
Depreciation
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
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Compute depreciation expense for the first three years using the double-declining-balance method. (Round your answers to the
nearest dollar.)
Depreciation for the Period
End of Period
Beginning of
Period Book Value
Depreciation
Rate (%)
Depreciation
Expense
Annual Period
Accumulated
Book Value
Depreciation
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
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